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Thanks @Nasir Riley, that let me wrap my head around it! Even though I've accepted mosvy's answer, as it answers they original question, this really helped. Maybe it would be beset to add your comment to the other answer?

wowpatrick
– wowpatrick

2019-09-12 01:39:13 +00:00
Commented Sep 12, 2019 at 1:39
"x on a directory means that it can be traversed" was key for me. Root/containing directory permissions dictate the maximum possible access to contained files (e.g. if o-x on a dir, then in general o does not have access to contained files).

jbplasma
– jbplasma

2022-03-02 06:15:02 +00:00
Commented Mar 2, 2022 at 6:15

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